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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-28
THE LEGISLATURE.
President Matthews Intro
duces a Division Vote
Measure.
A Tilt in the House Oyer q Railroad
Taxation Bill.
COUNCIL.

fN
Bismarck, Jan. 27-In the council bills
were introduced:
BY Mr.. Donovan, preventing the
spread OF noxious weeds.
by Mr.. Matthews, providing school
bonds by cities, etc, also submitting to
the people the question of dividing the
territory on the seventh standard paral-
lei at the June scnool election.
by MIR. Bogsrt, tor the assessment and
taxation of railroad companies.
By Mr.. Lawler, for the extirpation Of
cattle diseases.
By MI. Campbell for gliding public
libraries.
By Mr.. Hughes, creating liens on
growing crops of persons buying seed
therefor on credit.
Council bills passed:
For q joint committee to confer with
Montana authorities for the prevention
OF the spread of cattle disease.
Amending the township law so as not
to abolish county Justices and consta-
bles.
Amending the methods of preliminary
examinations.
Abolishing notice OF suspension in
foreclosure cases.
A prolonged discussion took place in
the council on permitting county COM
missioners to compromise claims against
counties, but it finally passed.
The bill requiring the return OF In
ventory and other papers in attachment
cases was passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Sprague moved that the railroad
committee be requested to report i'm
mediately, with recommendation, the
house bill repeating the gross earnings
law. He declared it q mischieylous bill
and wanted prompt disposition.
MI. Aikens denied the assertion en-
phatically and said he was willing for
the bill to come up any time and was
ready to defend it.
Mr. Sprague's motion Wal unanimous.
ly tabled.
Bills were introduced:
BY MIR. Patton, Of Miner, to increase
the power OF county commissioners.
BY Mr.. Bidiake, providing for the dis.
tribution OF delinquent tax penalties and
interest to the respective special funds
concerned.
By Mr.. Roger. for q territorial fair q.
AluEoa huu HppToPFlHbluk pO,VUV 10 RuI.
chase grounds and So, 1000 annually.
By MIR. Miitimore, requiring county
commissioners to report and publish
January and July warrants issued.
By Mr.. Williams, Of Grant, to en-
courage voting.
By MIR. Adams q resolution providing
for a joint committee to visit territoria
institutions.
BY Mr.. Miltimore, for the cancellation
of county warrants.
By Mr.. Durham, limiting tho com.
p~enHation of county treasurer, 6udltor
probate Judge and superintendent o.
schools to $4,000.
By Mr.. Pruitt, to facilitate proofs OF
actions to o money.
Council bill No. 81, providing for /
joint committee to confer with til,
authorities OF Montana in relation II
measures for the suppression and pre-.
vention of cattle diseases, WAS unani.
mously passed under suspension Of thu
rules; also council bill No. 80, providing
for legislative printing.
The resolution for g joint COMMITTEES
to visit public institutions was laid OF
the table.
The house bill was adopted, prohibit
ing the sale Of liquor in any building
swned or occupied by the territory
yeas, 31;snays, IL.
Adjourned,
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per. car between that place spd Omaha,
and the refunding of the difference to
the individual complainant on thirty cars
Of stock shipped recently.
Articles of incorporation Of the Ne
braskA Dairymen's association were
fiied III the secretary of states office yes
terday. The authorized capital stock is
$4,000. The incorporstors are ].
Dixon Avery, Allen Root. F. 8. Fulmer.
John NJ. Bagley. A. Jones. 8. @. Bassett,
=. +. Howe, w. A. Carpenter, @. L..
Gabrilson. q. II. Wing, W. g. Whit.
more. The place OF business will be
the residence of the secretary.
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bridge in the whole distance. The
party of surveyors remained four days
examining and sounding the river at this
place. At Lims Kiln ravine q rocky
bluff bounds the river on4the south, and
q rock bottom extends across the river
from shore to shore. At that point tho
riveri is narrow and 1t has not cat into
the banks ner changed it's channel with
in the, memory Of the Oldest residents.
All these advantages, together with the
easy connection with roads on the Da-
kota side, indicates that sooner o. later
o bridge will be built.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-28
THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.

The president has approved the est
amending the act providing for the sale
of the Sac and Fox and Iowa Indian
reservation.
The presidents reception to congress
and the judiciary. the second OF the sea-
sons series, took place at the white
house last night.
The White Star steamship Brittanic,
which was to have sailed for Liver.
pool yesterday has been delayed owing
to the inability to obtain her supply OF
coal.
At noon yesterday seven OF the Now
Jersey Legislative aiherents of ex-Gov,
Abbott for United States senator met,
organized as a joint meeting Of the two
houses, cast their seven ballots 10,
Abbott and adjourned.
Kate Bardell, o school teacher of York
town. Dickey county, D. T, returning
from a neighbours TO her claimr last Sat-
urday during the blizzard, was found
yesterday frozen to death. after wander
ing over five miles ont OF the way.
Sir Charles Topper enters the domi-
MON cabinet as minister OF finance. Hon.
A. w. Mcclellan becomes postmaster
general. Sir Alexander Campbell retires
from the ministry. These changes were
decided upon at the meeting OF the
cabinet yesterday afternoon.
InHthe sundry 6ivil appropriation bill
reported yesterday the estimates
amounted TO $31, 540,S62. The house bill
appropriated $~l9,75s,411. The senate
committee has increased the amount te
$22, 693, 1856. Thus the bill ss reported il
$S,s47,00 0 below the estimates and $3l-
$40 In excess of the act of 1886.
The Wilkesbarre Record is authorized
to that the P~ennsyivanis
eollieries Of the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre coal company will resume opera
tions on Saturday ct their full capacity
This step Is made possible by reason oi
the company hsving succeeded in over
coming the labor difficulties OF Port
johnson.
Yesterday the Nebraska board Of rail.
road commissioners had . Weeping
Water complaint against tho Missouri
PsSi6c road up for consideration. They
ordered the reduction from $40 to 2lt
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-28
Preparations by the northwestern.

Onawa Gazette: 1t is now claimed
that the Chicago and Northwestern rail
way company will extend it's line from
Kingsley to Sioux City vie the West
fork valley to @ connection with the
Mapleton line, and in that way get into
Sioux City over the Sioux City and
Pacific, the same as the Mspleton line
does. BE this as it may. it iB evident
that the Northwestern is preparing for
q large amount of construction in this
immediate vicinity, as is evidenced by
the accumulation Of large quantities oil
building material OK all kinds at Lake
City,
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concluded from Yeaterday.l

Grand total milage built and graded. ] ,ozN
nile's
ESTIMATED.
At least two lines OF railway are be-
lieyed to be headed for the territorial
capital, one of which is the Roscoe. ex-
tension of the Ohicago. Milwaukee &
st. Paul. and the other at present an in
dependent line projected from Aberdeen.
Both lines are shown and appropriately
defined on the diagram given herewith.
The roads completed on January ist
1886: the newly added mileage Of that
year; the roads under construction, and
the probable or proposed extension. for
1887, gre separately indicated on the
diagrsm.
Bridges across the Missouri river at
Yankton, Pierre and Chamberlain are
among the assured probabilities of an
early future. every thing depending in
the case of railroad crossings at Pierrs
and Chamberlain on the opening Of the
Sioux reservation. y y
There are four cities in the territory
which have the distinct lines OF three rail-
way companies, namely, Fargo, Sioux
Falls, Watertown and Aberdeen. or
these, Aberdeen and WATERFOWL have
each 3 fourth railroad under way, in enc
case. and graded. in the other.
Having regard only TO the number OF
through and branch lines, as at present
operated. without considering owner
ship, the railroad centers are to be
grouped a. follows: Aberdeen and
Fargo. each, I've lines: Sioux Falls and
WAtertown, each, four lines; Grand
Forks Huron, jamestown, Mitchell.
Radteldz and Yankton. each. three lines
Ofsthe latter group, Grand Forks, Red
field end Yankton are 10 be credited
with two sarsrate ys;iroads each.
v Dnriag 1887 the construction OF iinea
already graded WIN give Mitchell and
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WatertosA each an additional railroad
under sepafAte management, and tine
building Of other new lines and extern.
sions will probably do ss much, at least
for Aberdeen aud bismarck, and may do
the same for Huron, Jamestown aud
Pierre. Aberdeen aud Bismarck are
each hopeful of securing two new roads
within the next twelve months; Water
town has nearly as strong hopes of q
second new road; Sioux Falls Is reach
ing out after another line, and there are
y number of projected enterprises, sew
erai of which may take shape during the
year, but which at tie present time
bring up the rear Of the immense possl-
bilities of Dakota for the future.
The total railroad mileage of Dakota,
bearing date OF December 81, 1885, is 81
49l miles.
One company has a mileage of over
1000 miles, namely, the Chicago, Mil
wsukee d st. Paul railway, with l,046
miles. n \ =
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-28

Ponea Journal. 81; A gentleman who
with the party of government u /
veyors who about six Years ago survey
ed and examined the Missouri between
Sioux City arc Fort Pierre. tells us that
their survey ind soundings near Ponca
landing Indicated the best place for .
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~Intestate Agricultural COnVen-
ton at Lake Charles.

Governor McEnery, OF Louisiana,
has issued a call tor all Interstate
Convention in the interest OF stock
raising, d~airying, fruit growing,
and general agriculture, TO be held
at Lake Charles, La, on the 22d,
23rd aud Oath OF February, 1887.
The convention will be formally
opened on Wednesday morning, al
Ter the close OF Mardi GraS.
One OF the most noteworthy midi
cations Of The great industrial pro
greSS of The Gulf States is the
marked attention OF their public
men to agriculture aud the efforts
they are making to bring the theory
and the methods OF agriculture in
those States into harmony with the
teachings OF science aud the high
est demands OF II progressive civil
zati0n. Nature has been rrOdlsal
of her gifts to the STATE of LOulSi-
ana. FOI fertility OF soil, salnbriOus
climdn', aud for great variety of
WrOducts, Louisiana ranks among
the most favored countries on the
globe.
Governor MolEnery has shown
cOmnpndable wisdom in thus CIV
ing the weight of his Official intiu
encr 10 call a convention which
cannot fail TO he of inest.imable val
he TO the tam interest OF thai
S are and The cunnlry generally.
We trust ii may be widely n0'icpd
by tlIe pItsS, and that the results
may be all the people anticipate.
Tue convention is so called that
eXcursi0hiStS can remain III New
Orleans TIL the close of Mar,li Gras
aud take the train Tor Lake Charles
On TUESDAY evening.
Full information in regard to the
convention aud the low rates Of
transportation, can be obtained by
addressing the Secretary,
S. A. KNAPP,
Lake Charles, La.
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SheriT's Sale.
JOHN l. ADAMS & Co, EFT AL,
VS.. Execution
GARLAND M, DEES.

JOHN l.. ADAMS & Co, EFT AL,
VS.. Execution
GARLAND M. DEEs.
BY virtue of an execution directed to
me.by w. NJ. Deuny, Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Jackson county, Mississippi, in
the above stated cnse, | will sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, for cash, at
the Court-honse door, in the town of
Scranton, within legal hours, on
Monday, the Sd day Of February,
1887, the same being the LIST Monday
in February, 1887, the following described
real estate, to-wit: Lying in the county
of Jackson and State of Mississippi, ms
follows: In section two (2), township
eight 81 sonth range six L6] west, com
mencing at the northwest corner of q
tract of ktnd owned by Mrs. NJ. L. Pol F;
thence running east twcnty-ono III
ebains: thence north to the marsh ;
thence W S waId,y, following the soutbside
Of said marsh 80 as to intersect the north
west corner at II post marked J, b. \, in
said marsh, on the Pascagoula river;
thence south eight Isl chains and fifty
1907 links to the place of beginning, con
tanning seventeen and eighty-tive S0-l00
huudredths acres, more or less, once
known as the Sarrrzin and Hanrah's mill
pace, now occupied by Meade Bros, to
satisfy "A Judgment of john /. Adams d
Co., for the use of NJ. A. Dees, for the nse
of Nj. l.. Yates. amounting to two hundred
and thirty dollars LS230], and against
Garland NJ. Dees, with legal interest and
all costs. JOHN L. CLARK, Sheriff.
Jaruary Z, IsS7. 45-4t
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SherLT's Sale.

JoHS p R'oT T.. rr A. Execution
GARLAND NJ. Dies.
By virtue of an execution directed to
by w. M. Denny, Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Jackson county, Mississippi, III
the above stated case, | will sell at public
auction to the hig hest bidder, tor cash,
at the Conrt-hOnse door, in the town of
Scranton, within legal hours, on
Monday, the Sd Dig Of February,
1887, the same being the LIST Monday in
February, 1857, the following real estate
living and being il the county of Jackson
and State OF Mississippi. as follows, to-
wit In section two (9), township eight
(S) south range six (6) west, commencing
at the northwest corner of a tract of land
owned by Mrs. NJ. l.. Pol 4; thence running
cast Iwenty-one (21) chains thence north
TO the marsh thence ~wesIardly, follow
ing the south side of said marsh so rs to
intersect the northwest sOrner at a post
marked j. B K, in said marsh, on the
Pascagoula river ; thence south eight (S)
chains and fifty t5e) links to the place OF
beginning, containing seventeen and
eightv-fve 85-100 hundredth acres, more
or less. once known as the Sarrazin d
Hannah's mill place, now occupied by
Meade Bros, TO salty n Judgment of JOhn
p, Richardson, fr use Of NJ. A. Dees, for
nse Of NJ. l.. Yates. amounting t. two
hundred and ffty-hVe dollars t$255l and
against Garland NJ. Does, with legal In
terest aud all costs.
JOHN y. CLARK, Sheriff,
Januarv z. : 45-4t
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H%ANDSBORO ITEMS.
BY xxx.

Harrison county bases her hopes
Of a better day upon the building OF
the Gulf aud Ship Island Railroad.
Miss Lucie Young, of Columbus
has come TO BandSbOrO for the
purpose of attending the Cult
Coast College.
Mrs. Pope and her two daughters
from Jackson, Tenn, are now
occupying their property across the
bayou, known as the Jihck's place.
The young people of Handsboro
spent the evening OF the LIST very
pleasantly at Mrs Leger's where
they had assembled for the purpose
of welcoming Mr.. Eugene Leger
and his bride, who arrived on the
evening train from Sardis, Miss.
The closing exercises at The Gulf
Coast College, before the holidays,
were very gratifying and interesting
to the friends and patrons OF the
Institution.
The lightning like lap;dity with
which the scholars have been taught
to compute the interest upon any
amount of money for any length OF
timO, is tIuly wonderful. 1t is
more than Older heads can do to
keep up with them.
1t goes without saying that the
music was good, when it is known
that Mrs. w. G.. Henderson had
charge OF it, although she has had
them in training so short a time,
and some of them never having
taken music lessons before.
The manner in which the stu.
deuts spoke and recited, bears evi'
dence that ~elocutiOn is made a
specialty..of in the Institution.
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sEAsuoRE DlsIpIcr- FIRST ROUND
DIED.

At Muscogee. Fla, on Saturday, Janua-
rs 3, l5e7, Mr.. HENRY WATSON, III the
4sih year of his age.
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Two Million Dollars To be Invest
ed In Timber Lands.

st. Louis, Jan. 12.-A party Of
eighteen gentlemen from Illinois,
Indiana, and Michigan, represent
ing 81, zoo, 900 Of capital, arrived
here this evening and lett for the
South in a special Ear via the Mo-
bile aud Ohio Railroad. Their Iu-
tention is to purchase a million or
more acres of timber land belong
ing to the Mobile aud Ohio Bail
road In Tennessee, Alabama aud
Mississippi, erect mills, and open a
new and extensive lumber trade in
that section.
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THE STAR LIVERY STABLES.

The Star Livery Stables OF Mr..
B. +. Pickett, is u OF the land
marks of Scranton, and it is a
noticeable fact they are now being
fitted ur. cleaned, whitewashed aud
otherwise put in order as though
no financial depression had ever
been felt in our community.
Though all The financial viclssl-
tudes of The past seventeen years
the Star Livery Stables have never
varied in price, except in coniorml-
tn with surrounding circumstances,
aud these prices have always been
uniform without respect to persons.
Good horses, nice comfortable bug
gies, neat aud clean Offices, warmed
by stove in winter, prompt alien
ton night and day, characterize the
Star Livery Stables. Mr.. Pickett
has now, in connection with his
stables a nice glass enclosed hearse,
AS nice as can be had 10 any country
town, which he has fitted up so that
our people may enjoy the luxury OF
a decent burial. With these reilec-
tons it must be seen that this insti-
tuition Is a public bcnehi, aud de-
serves The support OF the citizens.
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Im,I Notices 10 Cents q Line for Zach Insertion.
Rain Tuesday night.
Scranton is very healthy.

-DtI dlAOh FNNj
We have had real winter
weather this week.
Did Eon turn over a new
leaf on New Years Day?
Mr.. Joe w. Lnurendine was Il
visitor to Scranton this week.
Mr.. Frank Apperson is happy
he has a girl at his house.
The chestnut bell is unused in
this town, except in the Court
house.
Our City Fathers seem to be
doing very little towards improving
Onr streets.
1t pays TO advertise whatever
you have for sale, in the Demo
CRAT-STAR.
Mr.. w. A, Dawson, formerly
of this place, has moved TO Biz
miugham, Ala.
p. p. S%carcliff has for sale
cheap ladies'. misses aud clildren'S
shoes, at j. j. Lovctt'S old stand.
Two of our clever merchants
will soon take unto themselves
wives. A good step il the right
direction.
Rev. Father p. Chevalier, OF
Biloxi, the good aud holy pastor of
the Catholic Church of Biloxi, gave
us a call Monday.
Mrs. p. X. Mayors, visited Mo-
bile this week to attend Tie IHner-
al of her relative, Mr.. Henry Wat
sou.
We tender thanks to Mr.. and
Mrs. John e. Krebs, OF Moss Point,
tor a liberal share ct the brides
cake.
Now is a good time to break
up Your ground for SWing gardens.
We don't make any charge Tor this
Information.
Miss Florence Morrow, the ac-
complished assistant Of the public
school at this place, spent the
Christmas Holidays at her home,
Grand Bay, Ala.
MIR. James Hclvestiun, of Plum
Bluff, dropped in on MS last Mon
day evening, aud remembered the
DEMOCRAT STAR in Il substantial
manner.
-Messrs. Il. N. Ramsay, County
Assessor aud Mr.. George Ruppel,
of Ocean Springs, were welcome
visitors to the DEMoCRAT-STAR Of
flee Tuesday.
-Messrs. A. Blumer, j. w, Grit
fin and NJ. NJ. Evans, OF Moss
lghs iHl, visited Birmingham this
liner. ~ prospecting. Perhaps they
will also drop in and view Sheffield
before they return.
MIR. Marion CAVITY has pur-
chased the Dawson dwelling and
stOre.house, on Krebs avenue
This is evidence of the prosperity Of
MI. CAVITY. He is i deserving
young gentleman and we are glad
be is doing so we'll in his business.
Mr.. Eugene Gautier, of West
Pascagoula, recently had the mis-
fortune to shoot of a part OF the
thumb of his right hand. The
young man was amusing himself by
throwing ap some object in the air
and shooting at it with a pistol
which caused the accident.
Mr.. r. P. Blalack having left
for Birmingham, Mr.. b. +. Picket
has become the sole agent for Nc
Kay & ROache, undertakers, OF
Mobile, for this place. This is n
good selection, and Mr.. Pickett is
prepared aud especially fitted to
accommodate customers in every
way,
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SheriG'S Sale.

JOHv |. ADAMS q Co., EFT AL
VS.. fEAccut a.
GARLAND NJ. DEEs.
BY virtue of au execution directed to
by w. NJ. Denny, Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Jackson county, Mississippi, in
the above stated case, l will sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, for cash,
at the Courthouse door, in the town of
Scranton, within legal hours, on
Monday, the Sd day Of February,
1857, the same being she LIST Monday in
February, 1851, the following real estate
lying ard being IA the county
of jackson ana otate OF
Mississippi, rs follows, tO-wit; In sec
ton two az, township eight (S), south
range six (6) west, commencing at the
northwest corner Of "A tract Ofland owned
bV Mrs. N. L. Pol, thence running east
tWenty-one (2l) chains; thence north to
the marsh thence ~westwaTdly, following
the south side of said marsh 50 rs to in
tersect the northwest corner at 4 post
marked J. d. K, in said marsh, on the
Pascagoula river; thence south eight ~
chains and nfty (50) links to the place Of
beginning, containing seventeen aud
eight-fvs 800 hundSedth acres, more OF
less, once known a. the Sarfazin d
nah's mill place. now occupied by Meade
Bros to satisfy a Judgment Of John l.
Adams & Co., for use of II. A. Decs, Tor
use IF NJ. L. Yates, amounting 20 Two
hundred and Hinetsen dellars and seven
fy-oue cents (Sll9.7Il and against Gar,
land N Decs with Legal ~interest and all
costs. JOHN =. LAM cne.in-
January Z. 1887. 4o4t
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FARM o SALE.

Ny farm two miles from Scran.
ton, containing thirty acres-six
acres cleared aud under fence, good
dwelling house and outbuildings,
good water, some fruit trees, heal
thy location. JOHN LEONE,
Scranton, Miss.
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V~ANCLEAvE CIRCUIT. appointments of
Rev. j. j. Lovett, p. c.
At Mount Pleasant first Sabbath at IL
o'clock a. H., and night.
At Shiloh second sabbath at IL o'clock
a. and night.
At Union third Sabbath az IL o'clock
a. m, and night.
At Camp Ground third Sabbath at $3.50
o'clock p. m.
At Pine Grove Thursday before the 4th.
At McClcndon Friday before the 4th.
At Antioch Saturday before The 4th.
At Mount Zion fourth Sabbath at ii
O'clock a.. M, and night.